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Opinion: Where’s the love for taxpayers this Valentine’s Day?
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center believes it seems the tax love in Washington knows only one direction, to infinity and beyond.
Opinion: The legislature says it wants affordable housing but keeps pushing legislation that will do the opposite
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center shares why House Bill 1628 will not solve housing affordability in either the ownership, rental or commercial real…
Opinion: HB 1011 and SB 5479, which attempt to take down state’s long-term-care law, are running out of time
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states that ‘either one of these bills could stop the payroll tax before it ever starts.’
Opinion: Beware of property tax relief trojan horses
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center points out that Washington voters have rejected 10 straight income tax proposals, including six proposed constituti…
Opinion: Lawmakers consider inflation fix for state’s death tax
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares that whether or not Washington has a death tax, ensuring an operable inflation index to avoid bracket creep…
Opinion: Attorneys debrief capital gains income tax state Supreme Court oral arguments
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center interviews two of the lead attorneys in the capital gains income tax case currently before the Washington state Sup…
Opinion: Low-income tax credit now available in Washington
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center believes lawmakers finally funding this low-income tax relief program is a cause for celebration.
Opinion: Abortion bills move forward, including SB 5242, eliminating cost-sharing for enrollees
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains that dictating what insurers cover and what their copays and deductibles look like impacts all those who b…
Opinion: Capital gains income tax case: Three possible rulings
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center points out that Washington State government officials, however, stand alone claiming a capital gains tax is an ‘exc…
Opinion: SB 5639 would prohibit recertification of exemptions from WA Cares’ payroll tax
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center reminds lawmakers that voters have told the Legislature more than once, and in different ways, that WA Cares is not…
Opinion: Washington’s gas prices have jumped 25 cents per gallon since CO2 tax took effect
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center continues to make the case that the costs of that policy should be offset by tax cuts and that cost increases shoul…
Opinion: SB 5236 isn’t the solution: More nurses are needed, not more regulations
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center shares that creating more commissions, more oversight and threatening penalties is not going to get us more nurses.